On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Nick <
ParadoxQuine@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'm new to the list. I have been into music for ages but never had the money
> to get any equipment so my Evolution MK-461C and a stolen copy of Reason 3
> were my only tools until I got into college and got a job :P Anyways, now I
> use reason 4 (legally) and my same keyboard and I recently bought a Kaoss
> Pad. I'd really like to get a setup that would allow me to do the following
> (in the long term order I wish to be able to do them):
>
> - DJ with bpm syncing for smooth song transitions and do effects using my
> kaoss pad, eventually leading to mashup DJing
> - I'd like to turn the songs I DJ into new tracks on the fly using looping
> techniques and incorporate some of my own sounds via reason (possibly
> rewired to ableton Live if that's a good idea, I'm currently trialing Live).
> - Eventually, I'd like to create completely original
> drum'n'bass/breakbeat/electronica music as a live looper (and then come to
> the santa cruz live looping festival, where I first saw looping, and where
> I'm from :)
>
> I don't have a huge budget right now but I'm working so if there is
> something I definitely need to purchase, I can work towards earning it soon.
> I'd like to know what software and hardware you think I should get and plan
> to get in order to achieve those three things, with the eventual completely
> original live composing goal as by far the most important one. I prefer
> doing effects via the kaoss pad by far because I enjoy using hardware more
> than software, and so I'm also wondering if it might be a good idea just to
> get a second kaoss pad [thus giving me 8 loops and allowing me to stack
> effects]?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> - Quine